Chapter 17: Car Accident 17

  Last night's dream was more than half given to him by that little ghost. Qin Fei furrowed his brow, recalling the vague dream from last night. The scenes in the dream were mostly remembered, but they were fragmented and didn't connect with each other. However, among these disconnected scenes, there were indeed many scenes set in the bamboo forest. Based on the dream, Qin Fei vaguely knew that the little ghost wanted him to find something in this bamboo forest, but he wasn't sure what it was. He knew that just walking here wouldn't be enough; he had to go into the forest itself.

  But however

  In this weather where the sun can't be seen, having him walk alone into this desolate bamboo forest is enough to make one feel a chill. Qin Fei was not willing to go in at all, hesitated for a moment, and turned around wanting to head back. Just as he took two steps back, Qin Fei saw a small figure standing not far away, staring at him with an ominous gaze.

  Qin Fei sighed and finally compromised: "Okay, I'll go in."

  Qin Fei walked into the bamboo forest, and that little ghost still stood a short distance away from the bamboo forest, without any intention of following up. Qin Fei guessed that the little ghost probably couldn't enter the bamboo forest itself, so it needed him to go in and help bring things out. Whether this guess was correct or not, Qin Fei didn't investigate further, as this matter wasn't something that could be settled just by guessing correctly.

  Although it's called a bamboo forest, the bamboos aren't particularly dense, and at this time of day sunlight can filter in, so even inside the forest, the view doesn't feel dark. The ground is covered with dry yellow bamboo leaves, which rustle when walked on, giving Qin Fei an uncomfortable feeling like he's about to step on something.

  The bamboo forest covers a large area, and Qin Fei has been walking for a while without getting anywhere. This piece of bamboo forest has not undergone any artificial management, and the scenery seen inside is mostly similar, making it impossible to confirm whether the place where you are standing at this moment is the same as the previous one. Moreover, today is cloudy, and the sun cannot be seen, making it difficult to distinguish directions, let alone find a specific location in this piece of bamboo forest.

  Qin Fei had been walking in the bamboo forest for a long time, panting and out of breath, but his body didn't warm up at all. Instead, he felt even colder than when he first entered. Qin Fei tightened his jacket and leaned against a bamboo pole to get his bearings.

  Which way to go? Qin Fei thought while looking around at the scenery, trying to find a scene he had seen in his dreams. His gaze swept back and forth between the trees for two rounds before he inadvertently caught sight of a protruding greyish-white rock. Qin Fei was taken aback - after wandering through this bamboo forest for so long, it was the first time he saw such an exposed rock formation on the ground, and what's more, the shape of the rock looked vaguely familiar.

  Qin Fei thought to himself, the person had already walked up to that greyish-white rock. The part of the rock that protruded from the ground was roughly the size of a basketball, and its surface was smooth, giving off a feeling similar to that of a goose egg.

  This rock... has appeared in his dreams! According to the dream, after seeing this rock, the direction he should head is...

  Qin Fei was staring at the stone when a mobile phone ring suddenly sounded. Qin Fei was startled and quickly realized it was his own phone ringing, hastily pulling it out of his pocket. The number displayed was Gu Wenkai's. But after answering, the voice on the other end wasn't Gu Wenkai himself.

  "Where are you now?"

  "Gu Yin?" Although the voice on the other end of the phone seemed to have static due to signal issues, Qin Fei immediately recognized who was asking and inexplicably let out a sigh of relief, casually responding: "In a bamboo forest..."

  "Specifically where?" Gu Yin was very dissatisfied with Qin Fei's failure to get straight to the point, his voice also sinking down.

  "Hmm... behind Tengyun Mountain, in this desolate wilderness, within a bamboo forest."

  "I'll be right there."

  Gu Yin hung up the phone and handed it back to Gu Wenkai, then immediately walked in the direction of Tengyun Mountain. Gu Wenkai put away his phone and also hurriedly followed with Song Meng and others.

  "Technology is power indeed." Song Meng walked and sighed, "Even in this unscientific event, the high-tech power of mobile phones still exists!"

  When encountering such an unscientific event of evil spirits, a group of people's thinking also entered the wrong area. They didn't even think of using their mobile phones to contact Qin Fei until Gu Wenkai took out his phone to check the time. Fortunately, Gu Wenkai made this call with a try-and-see attitude. Although without this call, with his brother's ability, he could also find Qin Fei, but it would take more time.

  "Judging from that phone call just now, Qin Fei is at least conscious and doesn't seem to be in any immediate danger." Zhou Jun speculated.

  "Hmm, judging from the sound, it doesn't seem too bad..." Gu Wenkai nodded in agreement.

  They were originally heading northwest, and Tengyun Mountain was in this direction, so at this moment they were not far from Tengyun Mountain. However, within twenty minutes, the four of them had already arrived at the edge of the bamboo forest on the back of Tengyun Mountain.

  Gu Yin didn't go in immediately, stopping at the edge of the bamboo forest. This patch of bamboo was very unusual; from a distance, there was no feeling, but as one drew closer, the swirling yin energy inside could no longer be concealed. Song Meng and Zhou Jun looked at the bamboo forest, worried about how to find someone in such a large area, while Gu Wenkai felt the same abnormal yin energy as Gu Yin, his face suddenly becoming somewhat solemn.

  Such a heavy yin energy is not good for people with unstable souls. However, Qin Fei has the protective amulet given by his older brother, so... no! If Qin Fei had the protective amulet given by his older brother, how could he have been affected by the little ghost's spell? That protective amulet must not be on Qin Fei's body anymore, we need to get Qin Fei out of this bamboo forest as soon as possible! But how can we find Qin Fei quickly...

  Gu Wenkai was anxious, Gu Yin had already broken a bamboo branch and drawn an array on the ground. He then placed a bamboo leaf in the central position of the array. The bamboo leaf trembled slightly in the center of the array and then rotated by a small angle. Gu Yin looked at the direction pointed by the tip of the bamboo leaf in the array, and then stepped into the bamboo forest, walking in the direction of the leaf tip.

  Song Meng and Zhou Jun couldn't understand the formation of Gu Yin's painting, but it didn't prevent them from seeing that Gu Yin was using this formation to find Qin Fei. So when they saw Gu Yin enter the bamboo forest, they immediately followed him in. Gu Wenkai took a look at Gu Yin's formation and quickly recognized that it was used to search for vital energy.

  Gu Wenkai and the other two followed Gu Yin into the bamboo forest, but soon found themselves struggling to keep up with Gu Yin's rapid pace. Before long, they caught sight of a figure standing beside a rock in the distance - Qin Fei.

  "Qin Xiaofei, are you okay?" Song Meng collapsed to the ground after seeing Qin Fei, panting while still asking about Qin Fei's condition. Today's exercise was really excessive for Fatty.

  "It's okay." Qin Fei smiled at Song Meng and walked over to pull him up.

  Song Meng Chao waved his hand and refused to get up from the ground, "Let me sit for a while... damn it! Walking is really not something humans do!"

  "It's not something a fatty should say, don't use the wrong words." Zhou Jun corrected from the side.

  Gu Wenkai bypassed Song Meng and Zhou Jun, who were busy arguing, and walked straight to Qin Fei's face, asking, "The amulet I gave you, where is it? Why aren't you wearing it?"

  Qin Fei was taken aback and raised his hand to touch his neck, but he didn't feel the cord of the amulet.

  Qin Fei: "That... seems to have fallen..."

  "It's really like that!" Gu Wenkai sighed, "I was just wondering how that little devil could get his hands on it so easily with my big brother's protective charm around!"

  "Now that we've found Qin Fei, let's get out of here as soon as possible. If we wait until nightfall, the road will be difficult to walk." Zhou Jun looked up at the sky, it was only 4 pm, but since it was winter and a cloudy day, the light in the bamboo forest was already not very sufficient.

  Qin Fei didn't rush to speak, and Gu Yin, who had been sizing up the surroundings, suddenly opened his mouth, "What did that little ghost ask you to find?"

  "Hmm." Qin Fei nodded slightly.

  "What do you plan to do?" Gu Yin asked.

  Qin Fei hesitated for a moment before saying, "Go and find the thing."

  "Qin Fei!" Gu Wenkai shouted in disapproval.

  Qin Fei looked at Gu Wenkai and said, "If we don't find that thing, that little devil will probably come looking for us again next time."

  "Let's go! I also want to see what that thing is that you guys are talking about." Gu Wenkai wanted to persuade, but Song Meng had already gotten up from the ground and raised his hand in agreement with Qin Fei.

  "Song Baozi!"

  "I'm also quite curious what it is," Zhou Jun said, limping and staggering past Gu Wenkai, and walking with Song Meng into the depths of the bamboo forest.

  Gu Wenkai's mouth twitched as he watched the two people walking further and further away, shouting loudly: "......Where are you going?"

  Song Meng and Zhou Jun simultaneously stopped in their tracks, turned around and looked at Qin Fei: "Which way should we go?"

  Finally, Qin Fei and Gu Yin walked in the front, Song Meng and Zhou Jun followed behind Qin Fei. Gu Wenkai also wanted to walk beside Qin Fei, but since Gu Yin was already by Qin Fei's side, he didn't feel like squeezing over, so he walked together with Song Meng and the others at the back. Along the way, they saw a few more rocks that looked familiar from when they found Qin Fei, and after passing about five or six such rocks, Qin Fei stopped in his tracks.

  "Arrived?" Song Meng rushed up to take a look, but didn't see anything special, and asked in confusion: "Where's the thing?"

  Qin Fei was also perplexed, in the dream this location was the final destination, but just like in the dream, he didn't see anything special, could it be that the little ghost just wanted him to come here and take a look?

  "The thing is buried underground." Gu Yin said, looking at a small patch of empty land in front of him.

  "So - can I dig?"

  "What do you think?"

  Gu Wenkai, Song Meng and Zhou Jun started digging with a few short bamboo sticks on the empty land. Gu Yin was indeed thoughtful, sizing up the surroundings. That little devil wanted to find something, he could roughly guess what it was, but he had some misgivings about that thing being in this bamboo forest. The rocks they saw along the way, although only part of them, were very likely to be the foundation stones of an array.

  Just as Gu Yin Zheng was thinking about what formation it was, the three people digging on that side had already dug out the thing buried not deep in the soil. It was a large travel bag, emitting a foul odor.

  "What's inside?" Gu Wenkai said, pulling open the zipper of his travel bag, and immediately the contents were revealed to everyone.